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SECTION 580-603
Effect of registration for enforcement
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 5-B, PART 6, SUBPART A
§ 580-603. Effect of registration for enforcement. (a) A support order
or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support
order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal
of this state.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign
country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same
procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this article, a tribunal of this
state shall recognize and enforce, but may not modify, a registered
support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.